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Disabled man pleads for return of tricycle

John Zuur, 69, has lost the ability to get around on his own and is desperate to have his stolen specialized tricycle returned

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Updated: 8:07 AM PDT Jun 23, 2017

Disabled man pleads for return of tricycle

John Zuur, 69, has lost the ability to get around on his own and is desperate to have his stolen specialized tricycle returned

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Updated: 8:07 AM PDT Jun 23, 2017

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WEBVTT PHIL: THE THEFT HAPPENED MONDAYAFTERNOON WHEN 69-YEAR-OLD JOHZUUR WENT TO GET SOMETHING TO-- WENT TO GET SOMETHING TO EATON FREEDOM BLVD.HE LOCKED IT TO A PIPE BYO'REILLY AUTO PARTS, BUT WHEN WENT TO UNLOCK HIS BIKE, HEFOUND SOMEONE HAD CUT THE LOCKAND STOLEN IT.THE CLOCK IS TICKING FOR ITSRETURN, BECAUSE JOHN RIDES HISTRIKE IN THE WATSONVILLE 4TH OFJULY PARAD>> I WALKED OVER HERE WITH MYWALKER ALL THE WAY HERE MY BIKEWAS GONE.PHIL: SUFFERING FROM A BRAININJURY, JOHN NEEDED A WALKER ANDWHEELCHAIR TO GET AROUND, BUTTWO YEARS AGO FAMILY MEMBERSBOUGHT HIM AN ADULT TRICYCLEWHICH OPENED UP A NEW WORLD OFMOBILITY.CLICK I GO EVERYWHERE WITH THATBIKE. I GET UP IN THE MORNING, ANDAFTER I'VE EATING AND STUFF ANDTAKE RIGHT OFFPHIL: ALTHOUGH JOHN HAS ALWAYPARTICIPATED IN THE WATSONVILLEINDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE,LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST TIME HEROAD HIS TRIKE IN IT.>> I WAS JUST RIDING DOWN MAIN-- I WAS LIKE THE KING OF THEWORLD. I WAS JUST RIDING DOWN MAINSTREET AND I WAVED TO THE RIGHTAND I WAVED TO THE LEFT. PEOPLEWERE LINED UP DOWN THE STREET.PHIL MOST DAYS HE GOES FORPHYSICAL THERAPY AT FUNCTIONALFITNESS TRAINING CENTER INWATSONVILLE.BRIAN OROZCO HELPS JOHN WITH HISPHYSICAL THERAPY.>> MY HOPE WOULD BE A MIRACLETHAT THIS PERSON WOULD HAVE AGOOD CONTRAST AND SOMEHOW GIVEIT BACK.PHIL: MEMBERS AT THE TRAININGCENTER SAY JOHN IS ANINSPIRATION TO THE>> IT STRUCK ME WHAT A DIFFICULTLIFE THAT HE MIGHT BE HAVING ANDTHEN WHEN I LEARNED LATER THATDAY THAT HIS BICYCLE HAD GOTTENSTOLEN, WELL IT JUST RIPPED THEHEART RIGHT OUT OF MY CHEST.PHIL: JOHN SEEMS TO BE DEALINWITH HIS LOSS AS BEST HE CAN. >> I'M NOT TRYING TO CRY OVERSPILLED MILK, BUT I'M AT A TOTALLOSS WITHOUT MY BIKE.PHIL: THE WATSONVILLE POLICEDEPARTMENT DOESN'T HAVE ALEADS AT THIS TIME.THE MAKE OF THE TRYCICLE IS ARALEIGH TRISTAR.THE COLOR IS DARK BLUE WITHSILVER FENDERS.IF YOU THINK YOU'VE SEEN IT,CONTACT THE WATSONVILLE POLICEDEPARTMENT.

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Disabled man pleads for return of tricycle

John Zuur, 69, has lost the ability to get around on his own and is desperate to have his stolen specialized tricycle returned